De Iuliis @ Corkscore

2020 De Iuliis LDR Vineyard Shiraz Touriga

2024-01-04T08:53:04Z

91 points - Deep dark and bright purple red. Leather and dried florals on the nose, quite classical. Drying tannins frame a sweetly fruited core. There is depth and presence here. Very nice.

Tasted on Thu, Jan 4, 2024.

2009 De Iuliis Aged Release Semillon

2015-11-20T09:55:07Z

95 points - Pale to medium yellow. Fragrant, pristine aromas, at once citrusy, floral, beeswaxy and resinous. Alluring and withheld with great delicacy and poise. Startlingly three dimensional on the palate, it is in full bloom, great amplitude, depth and coverage, softly textural and blossoming. Multidimensional and complex and feminine. It dances convincingly across the tongue with its myriad of citrus acidity, beeswax. The finish is poised, delicate, teetering on this filigreed tension. Lipsmacking, as coarse as that sounds, and utterly delicious.

Tasted on Tue, Nov 17, 2015.

2009 De Iuliis Aged Release Semillon

2015-11-17T09:57:57Z

94 points - Pale green colour. Intense, clean floral grassy nose smelling amazingly young given the age. Palate is zippy, spring water light and clean with zesty lemon hints. Love the lightness of this, not as intensely dark toasty as other aged semillons. This is a clean, sharp lighter version, and utterly satisfying.

Tasted on Tue, Nov 17, 2015.